Comparison

its'us vs Fourth iQ

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

its'us

Features
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The its’us app is your digital gateway to everything you need for your journey with itsu. You can access core information about your employment but also socially interact with your peers. Its’us is a pillar of our culture and help shape our believe, build and belong mantra. The app has a range of features, all there to help and connect you with your colleagues as well as find all the right information you need during your career with itsu. Some features include: • Access your itsu black card [employee card] • Book holidays, check your payslips and select your benefits • Read our weekly newsletters, view our social calendar and your circle events • Show you care by recognising your peers and beyond • Chat with anyone in your team or across itsu!

About

Fourth iQ

This app streamlines hospitality operations by offering workforce management, inventory control, and purchasing tools. It enhances team collaboration, simplifies scheduling, and optimizes supply chain processes for efficient business management.

Highlights
  • Workforce Management
  • Purchase-to-Pay
  • Inventory Management
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Holiday Requests
  • Stock Counting
  • Order Management
Features
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Fourth is the world's leading provider of innovative software services to the hospitality industry and the Fourth App is the mobile gateway to access all of Fourth's and our partner's capabilities. Using our purpose built platform, where team collaboration is at the center of everything we provide, the Fourth App brings to life the processes required to run an efficient and effective hospitality business that customers love. Evolving the employee experience while at and away from work, Fourth has a variety of mobile apps, which help run your business with our Workforce Management, and Purchase-to-Pay and Inventory solutions. Allowing employees to collaborate with each other, apply for holidays, view and manage their scheduled shifts, count stock, order and receive deliveries, and much, much more. Fourth’s Workforce Management solution: Makes the lives of your managers and employees easier. Managers save hours every week by quickly building accurate schedules, and approving shift changes at the touch of a button. They can also publish open shifts, keep connected and stay on top of business performance on the go. Employees get more exact schedules, and can quickly and easily requests swaps, suggest unavailability, volunteer for open shifts, request time off and view payroll information, while staying connected with the business, their managers and their colleagues. Managers get out of the back office so they spend more time with their teams and customers, and employees feel happier and more engaged with the business, improving productivity, company culture and employee retention. Fourth’s Purchase-to-Pay and Inventory Management solution: Keeps operators on top of inventory by ensuring regular valuations are quickly and easily captured. Placing orders, completing inventory counts and goods receiving are completed on mobile devices, saving hours of time and eliminating errors caused by re-keying data. Actual Cost of Sales (COS) is easily calculated, and the gap between actual and theoretical is effectively highlighted and can be driven down as actual COS factors in all transactional data, daily sales and other account transfers and inventory movement. The result is better inventory management, ensuring you have sufficient products to meet demand while reducing waste and removing unnecessary administration. Getting started with the Fourth App: The Fourth App requires a Fourth Account to login, your employer needs to have given you access through an activation email and if you have any problems with access you should contact your line manager.

Screenshots

its'us4 screens
Fourth iQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fourth iQ at every 2 weeks against its'us's every 2 months. Fourth iQ also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

its'us ships an update every 2 months, Fourth iQ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
its'us versus Fourth iQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterits'usFourth iQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEngage Solutions Group LtdFourth Limited

In-app purchases

None

its'us

No in-app purchases

None

Fourth iQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is its'us free?
its'us is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fourth iQ free?
Fourth iQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do its'us or Fourth iQ have ads?
Neither its'us nor Fourth iQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, its'us or Fourth iQ?
its'us ships an update every 2 months, and Fourth iQ every 2 weeks. Most recently, its'us was updated on September 23, 2026 and Fourth iQ on August 27, 2026.

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